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History Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or false In July, the Northern Hemisphere is pointed away from the sun. | False |
| True or false The truest representation of the earth is a polar projection. | False |
| True or false Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is located in Asia. | True |
| True or false An interrupted-area projection shows the least distortion in land areas. | True |
| True or false Physical geography is the study of the physical features of the earth. | True |
| True or false Most of the land masses in the world are in the Northern Hemisphere. | True |
| True or false The spring equinox is May 22. | False |
| True or false The dividing lines between the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere are the prime meridian and the 180th meridian. | True |
| True or false The shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere is December 21. | True |
| True or false Leap year occurs every four years. | True |
| True or false Mountains have the highest temperatures of any landform. | False |
| True or false An imaginary line from North to South through the earth's center is called an axis. | True |
| Name four major types of landforms: | plateaus, mountains, plains, hills |
| The study of culture is called _____ geography | Cultural |
| The study of climates and their effect on people is called: | climatology |
| The deepest floor of the ocean is the _____ trench. | Marianas |
| Choose the best two locations for grazing : | plains plateaus |
| Land that best describes lowest land elevation : | Plains |
| Choose the best location for easy transportation : | Plains |
| Choose the best location for mining : | Mountains |
| Choose the answer that best describes cool and dry : | plateaus |
| Choose the best location for industries (factories, manufacturing, etc.): | Plains |
| Choose the location that best describes forests : | Mounrians |
| The contiguous United States has __________ time zones. | 4 |